title: Problem behavior in international adoptees: II. Age at placement.
abstract: This study of 2,148 international adoptees aged 10 to 15 indicated that the older the child at placement the greater the probability that the child will develop behavioral/emotional problems and/or will perform less well in school. For 12- to 15-year-olds, the authors found that the older the child at placement, the greater the risk for obtaining high scores on the following Child Behavior Checklist Syndromes: The delinquent and uncommunicative syndromes in boys, and the cruel, depressed, and schizoid syndromes in girls.
authors.affiliation: Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Verhulst
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Althaus
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Versluis-den Bieman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009426:Netherlands; D012917:Social Adjustment